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January
- Monday, January 05, 2004Judge Robert J. Cindrich to Join UPMC as Chief Legal CounselJudge Robert J. Cindrich of the United States District Court for Western Pennsylvania will step down from that position to join the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) as its chief legal counsel on Feb. 1.
- Tuesday, January 13, 2004Magee-Womens Hospital Board Recognizes Contributions Of Ceo Irma GoertzenThe Magee-Womens Hospital board of directors honored Irma E. Goertzen at their monthly meeting yesterday for her contributions to womens and infants health.
- Tuesday, January 20, 2004Bell Ringers Or Dings In Young Athletes Are Serious Events That Require Removal From The Game, Say UPMC ResearchersAs the NFL playoffs wind down and we approach the Superbowl, football fans are likely to hear announcers refer to a player as having a ding or bell-ringer.
- Wednesday, January 21, 2004Study Results Of University Of Pittsburgh Imaging Agent Suggests Breakthrough In Alzheimer's Imaging And ResearchScientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, have laid the groundwork for a new era in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Monday, January 26, 2004UPMC is Only Health System in the Region to be Named Among the Top Heart Centers for Women by Good Housekeeping MagazineThe Cardiovascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is the only health system in the region to be named among the top heart disease treatment centers for women.
February
- Friday, February 13, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Initiates Scientific Collaboration With French Institute Of Health And Medical ResearchINSERM and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine recently signed an international collaborative research agreement that is the first of its kind for the French institute and an academic medical center in North America.
- Wednesday, February 18, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center One Of Five Centers In The Country To Study Promising New Imaging TechnologyA new imaging technology developed by GE Medical Systems and currently being evaluated at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center may allow radiation oncologists to precisely track tumor movement and avoid excess doses of radiation for patients.
- Friday, February 20, 2004Congressman Murtha Announces $10 Million Appropriation to the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes InstituteAt a news conference today, Congressman John Murtha announced a $10 million appropriation to the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute to improve access to care and provide a longer and better life for people with diabetes in western Pennsylvania.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2004AAMC Study Shows Pennsylvania's Teaching Hospitals And Medical Schools Are A Major Economic EngineAccording to a AAMC report on the impact of medical schools and teaching hospitals, academic health centers in Pennsylvania are a significant economic force, impacting the state's economy to the tune of more than $26 billion in 2002.
- Friday, February 27, 2004University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Researcher Receives Grant to Aid in Pediatric Brain Tumor ResearchMarie E. Beckner, M.D., research assistant professor in the department of pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Nick Eric Wichman Foundation to continue the study of pediatric brain tumors
March
- Monday, March 08, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Selects Local Company To Monitor Clinical Trials Of Drugs That Help The Immune System Fight DiseaseUPIC selected ImmunoSite as its exclusive partner for monitoring patients on clinical trials of a special class of drugs known as immuno-potentiators drugs specifically designed to attack cancer cells by modifying the patients immune system.
- Thursday, March 11, 2004J.C. Blair Joins UPMC Health Plan NetworkUPMC Health Plan and J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital of Huntingdon have reached an agreement that adds Huntingdon County's only primary care hospital to the Health Plan's growing network of contractedfacilities and physicians.
- Monday, March 15, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Surgeon/Scientist Is Named The First Richard L. Simmons Professor Of SurgeryDavid A. Geller, M.D., co-director of the UPMC's Liver Cancer Center and professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has been named the university's first Richard L. Simmons Professor of Surgey.
- Wednesday, March 17, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Get NIMH Grant To Study Maintenance Therapies For Late-Life DepressionResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have received a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.
- Thursday, March 18, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Named Young TurksSix faculty members of the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences have been named to the prestigious American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), also known as the Young Turks.
- Tuesday, March 23, 2004Inactive Ingredient in Asthma Inhaler Drug May Counteract Inhaler Benefits, According to University of Pittsburgh StudyAn inactive agent, used in inhalers to treat asthma, can reverse the beneficial anti-inflammatory effects of inhaled steroids.
- Tuesday, March 23, 2004UPMC Names New Chief Financial OfficerJeffrey Romoff, president of UPMC, announced today the appointment of Robert A. DeMichiei as chief financial officer of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
- Thursday, March 25, 2004Women's Health Research Findings Presented By University Of Pittsburgh ScientistsThe clinical and basic science research findings of more than a dozen studies will be presented by researchers from the Magee-Womens Research Institute.
- Friday, March 26, 2004Gift Establishes Andrea Katz McCutcheon Pain Medicine Education Endowment at University Of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine pain medicine division has received a donation from Andrea Katz McCutcheon to establish an educational endowment for pain medicine fellows.
- Friday, March 26, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Health Science Schools Form New Office Of Enterprise DevelopmentThe University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences has formed a new organization to promote and manage entrepreneurial and business development opportunities.
April
- Monday, April 05, 2004UPMC and DDI to Launch the Health Care Leadership AcademyTo confront a shortage of experienced health care leaders, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Development Dimensions International (DDI) have launched the Health Care Leadership Academy.
- Tuesday, April 06, 2004End Of Life ICU Utilization May Require Re-Evaluation According To University Of Pittsburgh-Led StudyAlthough most Americans say they would prefer a low-tech approach to death, the opposite is happening with more than 20 percent of terminally ill patients dying in intensive care.
- Wednesday, April 14, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center Surgeons Implant Heartmate II Heart Assist Device As Part Of U.S. TrialSurgeons from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have implanted the HeartMate II, a new left ventricular assist system (LVAS), in a 22-year-old woman.
- Wednesday, April 21, 2004Rory Cooper Named Distinguished Professor Of Rehabilitation Science And Technology At University Of PittsburghRory Cooper, Ph.D., chair of the department of rehabilitation science and technology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, has been appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology.
- Wednesday, April 28, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Receives NIH Funding To Develop Heart Assist Device For InfantsThe University of Pittsburgh's McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine has been awarded a five-year $4.5 million contract from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop a heart assist device for infants.
- Thursday, April 29, 2004NASA-Inspired Technology May Help To Preserve Womens Future Fertility Following Cancer TreatmentUniversity of Pittsburgh study reports tissue-culture techniques are successful in preserving ovarian follicles in rats and mice.
May
- Thursday, May 06, 2004Drug Used to Treat Depression Helps People with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, According to Pittsburgh StudyParoxetine, a drug commonly used to treat depression, can improve symptoms in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Sunday, May 09, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Researcher Presents Six-Year Results Of Botox Injections For Bladder DysfunctionBotulinum toxin A injections, commonly known as BOTOX injections, continue to show promise as a treatment for a variety of lower urinary tract dysfunctions.
- Sunday, May 16, 2004Less Is Better, Suggests University Of Pittsburgh Report On Novel Approach That Has Lung Recipients Taking Far Fewer DrugsA lung transplant patient takes six pills a day, a regimen that is intended to safeguard the donor organ from immune system attack.
- Monday, May 17, 2004University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine Researchers Receive Awards At American Transplant CongressTwo University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine faculty have received two of three Clinical Science Achievement Awards at the American Transplant Congress.
- Monday, May 17, 2004Mouse Study Yields Important Clue To Why Liver Is Less Prone To Organ Rejection, Say University Of Pittsburgh Researchers At The American Transplant CongressResearchers from the University of Pittsburgh's Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute believe they have identified a mechanism that may help to explain why the liver enjoys privileged immunological status over other organs.
- Monday, May 17, 2004University of Pittsburgh Holds Topping-Off Ceremony for BST3The final steel support beam for the University of Pittsburgh's Biomedical Science Tower 3 (BST3) was hoisted into place today during a topping-off ceremony.
- Wednesday, May 19, 2004Multiple Life-Saving Procedures Performed Simultaneously are Less Effective Than When Performed Individually Suggest University of Pittsburgh ResearchersFor patients in respiratory distress and in need of basic life support, it may be beneficial for them to receive rescue breathing, CPR and AED through a more automated and precise system in order to receive optical care.
- Sunday, May 23, 2004UPMC Approved to Offer Carotid Stenting to Medicare RecipientsCertain elderly patients on Medicare can now have carotid stenting performed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
- Tuesday, May 25, 2004J. Mark Braughler Joins Rheogene Inc. As Vice President Of TherapeuticsRheoGene Inc. is pleased to announce that J. Mark Braughler, Ph.D., has joined its executive management team as vice president of therapeutics.
- Saturday, May 29, 2004University of Pittsburgh's Center for Minority Health to Receive Social Justice Award from YWCAThe University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health's Center for Minority Health (CMH) will receive a Racial Justice Award from the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh at the YWCA Annual Members Meeting.
June
- Wednesday, June 02, 2004UPMC Health Plan Enters Agreement With PHCSUPMC Health Plan announced it has entered into an agreement with Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), the nation's leading health care cost management company.
- Thursday, June 03, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Studies May Enhance Understanding Of Certain Sports-Related Injuries And PerformanceStudies conducted at the University of Pittsburghs Neuromuscular Research Laboratory (NMRL) may provide better understanding of the prevention and treatment of certain sports-related injuries and athletic performance.
- Sunday, June 06, 2004Final Analysis Of Largest Multicenter Melanoma Vaccine Study Demonstrates Promising ResultsResults from the largest multi-site study to date evaluating a peptide-derived therapeutic vaccine for melanoma were released today by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG).
- Monday, June 07, 2004Preliminary Results Indicate Therapeutic Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Is Safe And Stimulates Immune ActivityResults from a phase I study to evaluate the toxicity of a potential therapeutic vaccine for pancreatic cancer have demonstrated that patients can safely tolerate multiple doses of the vaccine.
- Monday, June 07, 2004UPMC Health Plan Introduces New "Healthy for LifeStyles" ProgramAmerican WholeHealth Networks Inc.has been selected as the exclusive provider for UPMC for Life's new "Healthy for LifeStyles" program.
- Tuesday, June 08, 2004Study Finds That Only Half Of A Commonly Used Cancer Drug Is Activated In Cancer PatientsAccording to results reported at the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), only half of the delivered dose of a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent may be activated in cancer patients.
- Wednesday, June 09, 2004University of Pittsburghs Department of Emergency Medicine to Test Effectiveness of Mechanical Chest Compression DeviceAs part of an international study, researchers in the department of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will test the effectiveness of a mechanical chest compression device.
- Friday, June 18, 2004Third Annual PNC Foundation Innovation Award Given To Stefan Duensing, M.D., From University Of Pittsburgh Cancer InstituteStefan Duensing, M.D., a researcher in the molecular virology program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), is the third recipient of The PNC Foundation Innovation Award to support novel research projects in cancer.
- Monday, June 21, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Research Challenges Belief That Depression And Dementia Are LinkedOlder people who become depressed are prone to developing dementia, two to four years later.
- Thursday, June 24, 2004U.S. Government Has Spent Billions on BiodefenseSince September 11 and the subsequent anthrax attacks, the United States government has spent substantial resources on preparing the nation against a bioterrorist attack.
- Thursday, June 24, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Researchers To Test Investigational Treatment For Alzheimers DiseaseThe Alzheimers Disease Research Center (ADRC) at the University of Pittsburgh has been chosen as a research site to participate in the first human clinical trials of an investigational treatment for Alzheimers disease (AD).
- Tuesday, June 29, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Windber Research Institute, Walter Reed Army Medical Center And Georgetown University Awarded $4.2 Million For Gynecologic Cancer ProgramCongressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) announced funding for a major initiative to foster new understanding of gynecologic cancers that are newly diagnosed in approximately 80,000 women each year 27,000 of whom are expected to die of their disease.
July
- Tuesday, July 06, 2004Using Airbags Alone Without Seatbelts Is More Likely To Cause Spinal Injury Than Using Airbags With SeatbeltsDrivers and front-seat passengers who have airbags but do not use seatbelts are much more likely to sustain a spinal injury in frontal crashes than drivers and front-seat passengers with airbags who do use seatbelts.
- Monday, July 12, 2004Vaccine For Common Group B Strep Infection Being EvaluatedA vaccine for Group B strep infection is being investigated in a clinical study now enrolling at the Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
- Thursday, July 15, 2004Leslie C. Davis Appointed President Of Magee-Womens HospitalLeslie C. Davis has been appointed president of Magee-Womens Hospital. She will assume the position on September 1, 2004.
- Tuesday, July 20, 2004University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Discharges Its First Patient with Permanent Heart Assist DeviceThe University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) today is discharging its first patient who was successfully implanted, on July 2, with the Heartmate XVE Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS).
- Wednesday, July 21, 2004UPMC Cancer Centers Establishes Program For Individuals And Families At High-Risk For Colorectal CancerColorectal cancer is newly diagnosed in more than 130,000 men and women each year and is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
- Thursday, July 22, 2004UPMC Health Plan Names New Vice President of Sales and MarketingUPMC Health Plan has named Ronald J. Vance, a longtime executive with Cigna Healthcare in Texas and Florida, as its new VicePresident of Sales and Marketing.
- Thursday, July 22, 2004UPMC Sports Concussion Program Is First To Provide Baseline Brain Function Test For Recreational Athletes, General PublicUPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Sports Medicine Concussion Program is the first to provide a baseline brain function test whose data would be used to better manage a concussion should such an injury occur.
- Monday, July 26, 2004Resuscitation Fluid Derived From Aloe Plant Prolongs Life After Hemorrhagic Shock In Pitt Animal StudyA novel resuscitation fluid derived from aloe vera that was developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburghs McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine has the potential to save the lives of patients with massive blood loss.
August
- Tuesday, August 03, 2004W. Allen Hogge, M.D., Named Chair Of Obstetrics, Gynecology And Reproductive Sciences At University Of PittsburghW. Allen Hogge, M.D., has been appointed chairman of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Monday, August 09, 2004Study by University of Pittsburgh and University College of London Shows People Under Hypnosis Feel Pain Similar to Those with Genuine PainUniversity of Pittsburgh and the University College of London (UCL) exploring the experience of pain in hypnotized volunteers has provided new evidence for the basis of functional pain such as chronic low back pain.
- Sunday, August 15, 2004Patients With Most Severe Form Of COPD More Likely To Harbor Pneumocystis Organism In Their Lungs, According To StudyWhile smoking may be the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severity of COPD could be influenced by a common organism that can colonize the lungs without causing outward symptoms.
- Tuesday, August 24, 2004U.S. Senator Rick Santorum Presents Funding To University Of Pittsburgh And UPMC Sports Injury ResearchersSports injury researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers (UPMC) Center for Sports Medicine have received federal funding.
- Wednesday, August 25, 2004Pittsburgh-Based Company Establishes Memorial Fund To Support Brain Tumor Research At University Of Pittsburgh Cancer InstituteA Pittsburgh-based railroad equipment supply company, Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB), has announced a memorial fund to support brain tumor research and physician education at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.
- Thursday, August 26, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Receives $10 Million Grant For Head And Neck Cancer ResearchUPCI has received a five-year, $10 million Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) federal grant to examine innovative treatment strategies designed to improve survival outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer.
- Friday, August 27, 2004UPMC Opens New Gamma Knife Unit to Treat Brain TumorsThe University of Pittsburgh department of neurological surgery has opened a new gamma knife brain surgery unit at UPMC Presbyterian, becoming the only clinical site in the world with three units.
September
- Friday, September 10, 2004UPMC Sports Medicine Doctors Caution High School Athletes, Parents And Coaches About Dangers Of Mild ConcussionsAbout one in 10 local high school athletes in contact sports will sustain a concussion during this fall sports season.
- Thursday, September 16, 2004Dr. Freddie Fu Appointed To Governors New Advisory Commission On Asian American AffairsFreddie H. Fu, M.D. today was appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell to serve on the newly created Governors Advisory Commission on Asian American Affairs.
- Monday, September 20, 2004University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is Ranked Number One for Health Care in Information Technology by Informationweek 500The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has been ranked No. 1 in health care in the InformationWeek 500, a prestigious annual listing of the most innovative users of information technology (IT) in the United States.
- Wednesday, September 22, 2004UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Only Area Hospital to Receive Consumer Choice Award from National Research CorporationUPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital is the only hospital in western Pennsylvania to be named a 2004 Consumer Choice Award winner by the National Research Corporation (NRC).
- Thursday, September 23, 2004National Health Information Technology Czar Views UPMCs Electronic Medical Records InitiativesUPMCs $500 Million Initiative In The Forefront of National Electronic Records Efforts
- Monday, September 27, 2004John M. Kirkwood, M.D., Honored By American Cancer Society For Outstanding Contributions To Cancer ResearchJohn M. Kirkwood, M.D., professor of medicine and vice chairman for clinical research, will be honored by the Pennsylvania Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS).
- Monday, September 27, 2004UPMC Health Plan Rated One of Top 5 Plans in Region by NCQAUPMC Health Plan has been named a top-five plan in the Middle Atlantic region by the National Committee for Quality Assurance(NCQA) in its report titled "The State of Health Care Quality: 2004."
- Monday, September 27, 2004Stem Cells From Fat Focus Of International Fat Applied Technology Society Meeting In Pittsburgh Oct. 4-5
- Monday, September 27, 2004UPMC Institute for Rehabilitation and Research at UPMC South Side FormedUPMC today announced the establishment of the UPMC Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (IRR) at UPMC South Side.
October
- Monday, October 04, 2004Promising New Imaging Technology Precisely Tracks Lung Tumor Motion, According To University Of Pittsburgh StudyA new imaging technology may more precisely track tumor movement for patients under treatment for lung cancer than conventional 3D imaging.
- Tuesday, October 05, 2004Cyberknife Radiosurgery Is A Safe And Effective Treatment For Benign Tumors, According To University Of Pittsburgh StudyTreating benign tumors outside the brain with CyberKnife Frameless Radiosurgery resulted in significant improvement in symptoms and minimal toxicity.
- Tuesday, October 05, 2004Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Reduces Radiation Dose To Healthy Breast Tissue, According To University Of Pittsburgh StudyResults from a University of Pittsburgh study evaluating intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for breast cancer indicate that IMRT results in a lower dose of radiation to healthy breast tissue when compared to standard radiation.
- Tuesday, October 05, 2004Future Research, Most Promising Clinical Opportunities Using Stem Cells From Fat Determined By International SocietyIFATS agreed that research should move forward with the ultimate goal of performing human clinical trials to test the cells therapeutic potential for specific indications.
- Tuesday, October 12, 2004UPMC Health Plan Receives Nation's Highest Rating for Breast Cancer ScreeningUPMC Health Plan set the nationwide benchmark for breast cancer screening rates and had higher scores for women's health care coverage than any other insurer in Pennsylvania.
- Monday, October 18, 2004The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Ranked Among Top 15 by Health Imaging & It in Digital Image and Information ManagementThe University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has been ranked among the top 15 by Health Imaging & IT magazine in its annual list of connect health care facilities.
- Thursday, October 21, 2004Ohio Valley General Hospital Joins UPMC Health Plan NetworkUPMC Health Plan and Ohio Valley General Hospital of McKees Rocks have reached an agreement that adds Ohio Valley General tothe Health Plan's growing network of contracted facilities and physicians.
- Sunday, October 24, 2004When Early Life Stress Occurs Determines Its Impact Later, Timing Of Therapy To Counteract Effect Also ImportantSignificant stress early in life can have varying lifelong impacts depending on the timing of the stress exposure.
- Thursday, October 28, 2004Gyrotonic Body Strengthening And Conditioning Device Now Available At UPMC Center For Sports MedicineThe exercise system invented 25 years ago by Romanian fitness guru Juliu Horvath that has slowly become the latest in American fitness trends, especially on the West Coast, is now available in Pittsburgh at the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine.
November
- Monday, November 01, 2004Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria More Likely After Clindamycin Treatment For Common Vaginal InfectionResearchers from the Magee-Womens Research Institute have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria more likely to develop with the drug clindamycin than metronidazole.
- Friday, November 05, 2004Annual Gala To Benefit Hillman Cancer Center Raises Record-Breaking Amount For Patient Care And Cancer ResearchAt an airport hanger at the Fixed Base Operations Aviation Center in Moon Township, the annual gala to benefit the Hillman Cancer Center, raised more than $3 million in sponsorships and contributions for patient care and cancer research.
- Tuesday, November 09, 2004University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Researchers Receive Grant to Study Diabetes and the ElderlyResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have received a grant from the American Diabetes Association.
- Wednesday, November 10, 2004Health Plan Awarded Grant to Improve Quality of Care for Diverse PopulationUPMC Health Plan is one of 12 health plans in the country to be awarded a grant from the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) to help improve the quality of care for racially and ethnically diversepeople on Medical Assistance.
- Friday, November 12, 2004University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Makes Key Appointment as Head of New Movement Disorders ProgramJ. Timothy Greenamyre, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as professor and chief of the new movement disorders division of the department of neurology.
- Monday, November 15, 2004University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Receive $1 Million In Grants From Department Of Defense Breast Cancer Research ProgramThe Department of Defense (DOD) Breast Cancer Research Program has announced that several researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are recipients of a total of more than $1 million in grants for breast cancer research.
- Wednesday, November 17, 2004Leading NIH Scientist Recruited To Direct New Structural Biology Program At University Of Pittsburgh School Of MedicineAn internationally renowned structural biologist has been recruited from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to direct the new Structural Biology Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Wednesday, November 17, 2004Patients Who Receive a Breathing Tube Prior to Hospital Arrival Fare Worse, Find University of Pittsburgh Researchersthe University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found that patients with similar traumatic brain injuries who receive an emergency breathing tube at the scene of an accident fare worse than those intubated after arrival to the hospital.
- Monday, November 22, 2004UPMC Health Plan Redefines Consumer-Driven Health Care "My Health" Program Helps Employees Take Action to Improve Their Quality of LifeIn an effort to directly address vital health care issues in the workplace, UPMC Health Plan and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have begun a joint venture called My Health.
December
- Sunday, December 05, 2004Before Using That Shampoo, Read The Label: Pitt Study Finds Common Ingredient Affects Developing Neurons Of RatsAn antimicrobial agent found in many shampoos and hand lotions and widely used in industrial settings inhibits the development of particular neuron structures that are essential for transmitting signals between cells.
- Tuesday, December 07, 2004Ronald E. Dahl, M.D., Installed As Staunton Professor Of Psychiatry And Pediatrics At The University Of PittsburghRonald E. Dahl, M.D., was officially installed as the Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
- Thursday, December 09, 2004UPMC Sports Nutritionist Says Good Diet, Moderate Exercise And Enough Rest Can Boost Immune System During Flu And Cold SeasonThe flu vaccine is in dire supply this winter, but for young healthy people, there are ways to help boost the immune system through consistently proper nutrition, moderate exercise and plenty of rest.
- Thursday, December 09, 2004Nations Only Telerehabilitation Engineering Research Center Established At The University Of Pittsburgh School Of Health And Rehabilitation SciencesThe University of Pittsburgh's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) has been awarded a five-year, $4.25 million grant from the federal governments National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
- Thursday, December 16, 2004UPMC for You Earns Top 10 Rating Nationally for Medicaid Health PlansUPMC for You, the Medicaid program for UPMC Health Plan, is one of the nation's 10 highest-rated Medicaid health plans for effectiveness of care.
- Friday, December 17, 2004UPMC Cancer Centers And Westmoreland Latrobe Health Partners Announce Expansion Of Cancer ServicesLeaders from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Westmoreland Latrobe Health Partners today announced the expansion of the Arnold Palmer Pavilion.